§ 18.08.120. Section 1101.2 Design, amended.  


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  • International Building Code, 2015 Edition, Section 1101.2 Design, is hereby amended to read as follows:

    1101.2 Design. Buildings and facilities shall be designed and constructed to be accessible in accordance with this Code, the Texas Accessibility Standards ("TAS") of the Architectural Barriers Act (Chapter 469, Government Code) and the American National Standard of the International Code Council (ICC/ANSI A117.1 2009 Edition).

    A.

    All buildings and structures and their associated sites and facilities including employee work areas shall be made accessible as required by this chapter.

    B.

    The design and construction of accessible building elements shall be in accordance with this chapter and Sections 4.1 through 4.35 of the TAS or its successor and the requirements of this Chapter.

    C.

    TAS, a copy of which, authenticated by the signature of the Mayor and City Clerk, and made a public record by resolution of the City Council, is on file in the City Clerk's Office and except as modified in this Chapter, is hereby adopted and shall be considered an integral part of the Building Code.

    Exceptions:

     1. Group R3—One and Two Family Dwellings. One and two family dwellings regulated by the El Paso Residential Code, Chapter 18.10, and their accessory buildings shall be exempt from the requirements of this Section.

     2. Group R2 Occupancies. Group R2 Occupancies having not more than four units on a site are exempt from the requirements of this Section.

     3. Group R1 occupancies. Group R1 Occupancies that are actually occupied as a residence by the proprietor and that have ten or fewer rooms on a site for rent or hire are exempt from the requirements of this Section.

     4. Storage Mezzanines. Mezzanines used solely for storage shall be exempt from the requirements of this Section provided the area of the inaccessible level is less than 2000 square feet.

     5. Uninhabitable Spaces. Uninhabitable spaces shall be exempt from the requirements of this Section. For the purposes of this Section, uninhabitable spaces shall mean those spaces accessed only by ladders, catwalks, crawl spaces, very narrow passageways, or non-passenger elevators, and frequented only by service personnel for maintenance purposes.

     6. Religious Ritual Places. Places used primarily for religious rituals within either a building or facility of a religious organization such as baptisteries, chancels and/or altars, confessionals and similar places are exempt from the requirements of this Section.

(Ord. No. 18509 , § 1, 5-31-2016)